Tortug'Air S.A. was a domestic airline in Haiti, and served as Haiti's national flag carrier.[1] The airline was founded in March 2003, and was based in Port-au-Prince.[2] According to the airline, more than 200 people were employed with the company. Tortug' Air went out of business sometime between mid-March to August, 2015.
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| Founded | 2003 | ||||||
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| Ceased operations | 2015 | ||||||
| Hubs | Toussaint Louverture International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Destinations | 8 | ||||||
| Headquarters | Port-au-Prince, Haiti | ||||||
| Key people | Olivier Jean (President) | ||||||
| Website | TortugAir.com | ||||||
Tortug’ Air was part of Haiti's transportation infrastructure. Despite the country's small size, the road network is in poor condition.[3] Thus, air transportation takes on an oversized importance for Haiti. Tortug’ Air served that need with its domestic schedule. For example, its 40 minute flight from Port-au-Prince to Jacmel could have been driven instead; but it would take approximately four hours by road.[4]
Destinations
editTortug’ Air served six Haitian and three international destinations. It also had charter permits for most Caribbean islands. Flights to Les Cayes were suspended in early 2012.[4]
Fleet
edit| Aircraft | In Service | On Order | Passengers | Notes |
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| JetStream 31 | 2 | — | 19 | [5] |
| Let L-410 Turbolet | 1 | — | 17 | [5] |
| Total | 3 | — | ||
References
edit- ^ "Tortug' Air: Haiti's National Flag Carrier". Haiti Observer. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
- ^ "Welcome to Tortug'Air". fdmsecure.com. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
- ^ "Foreign & Commonwealth Office - GOV.UK". Retrieved 2016-06-05.
- ^ a b "An adventure for the fun-loving, not the foolhardy". www.miami.com. The Miami Herald. November 6, 2005. Archived from the original on November 25, 2005. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
- ^ a b "Tortug Air - Our Fleet". www.tortugair.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2013. Retrieved 2016-06-05.
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